Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's land swap with SpaceX in Texas

Environmental groups on Wednesday sued in an attempt to stop the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife refuge in Texas , claiming it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk ’s rocket operations. The US Fish and Wildlife Service this month approved moving forward with the deal with SpaceX, which would surrender 683 acres (276 hectares) the company owns in exchange for federal land in the …